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OK, I know an I told u so is coming. But I got my car back yesterday and was driving to work which I was running late. I was going fast and was coming to a red light that had just turned yellow so I gunned it cos there was no way I could stop safely in that short distance. Well forgot that there is a hump there. It is at an angle so when I hit it I lift off the ground and start to roll a bit when I land. I almost lost control and it scared me shitless.
Jay
So say what you want
(You know I'm wasting all my time)
You've gotta mean it when you say what you want
(You're only safe when you're alone)
And everybody's on your mind
Saying anything to get you by
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Well, there is an easy way to avoid that sort of thing: drive cautiously. If there was no way you could safely stop then it was your fault for driving too fast. You are supposed to advance to traffic lights expecting to have to stop, not expecting that the lights will be favourable and that you will be able to zoom right across.
I'm worried that at this rate you will have an accident. I don't want you to hurt yourself or, more importantly, anyone else, Jason.
David
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Jay, I think you would be very much at home in Israel as far as driving is concerned. While the following is tongue-in-cheek "many a true word is spoken in jest".
A GUIDE TO DRIVING ON ISRAEL'S ROADS
1. Turn signals will give away your next move. A real Israeli driver never uses them.
2. Under no circumstance should you leave a safe distance between you and the car in front of you, or the space will be filled in by somebody else, putting you in an even more dangerous situation.
3. The faster you drive through a red light, the smaller the chance you have of getting hit.
4. Never, ever come to a complete stop at a stop sign. No one expects it and it will result in you being rear-ended.
5. Never get in the way of an older car that needs extensive bodywork, as the other guy doesn't have anything to lose.
6. Braking is to be done as hard and late as possible to ensure that your ABS kicks in, giving a nice, relaxing foot massage as the brake pedal pulsates. For those of you without ABS, it's a chance to stretch your legs.
7. Never pass on the left when you can pass on the right. It's a good way to scare people entering the highway.
8. Speed limits are arbitrary figures, given only as a suggestion and are apparently not enforceable in Israel during rush hour.
9. Just because you're in the left lane and have no room to speed up or move over doesn't mean that an Israeli driver flashing his high beams behind you doesn't think he can go faster in your spot.
10. Always slow down and rubberneck when you see an accident or even someone changing a tire.
11. Learn to swerve abruptly. Israel is the home of the high-speed slalom driving thanks to the Highway Department which puts potholes in key locations to test drivers' reflexes and keep them on their toes.
12. It is traditional in Israel to honk your horn at cars that don't move the instant the light turns green. Indeed, the definition of a split second is the time that elapses between the light turning green and the honking from the driver behind you.
13. Remember that the goal of every Israeli is to get there first by whatever means necessary.
14. In Israel, shouting at the other driver and ignoring his reply is considered a common greeting. This gesture should always be returned.
15. The reason for the black and white stripes at crosswalks in Israel is to remind pedestrians that their function is exactly the same as that of a front sight on a rifle.
The paradox has often been noted that the United States, founded in secularism, is now the most religiose country in Christendom, while England, with an established church headed by its constitutional monarch, is among the least. (Richard Dawkins, 2006)
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cossie
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Location: Exiled in North East Engl...
Registered: July 2003
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I can't pretend to be pious, because by the time I was 23 I'd had three damn' lucky escapes. But I don't deny that I WAS stupid, and one of those stupidities might have killed four kids in the car, as well as myself.
So, Jay, no way will I say I told you so - but I WILL say that you should learn from other people's mistakes - you don't have to make 'em all yourself!
And remember, if you're scared shitless your going to be very anally retentive - and if you add twenty or thirty pounds around the gut, there's no way Josh is gonna fancy you!
For a' that an' a' that,
It's comin' yet for a' that,
That man tae man, the worrld o'er
Shall brithers be, for a' that.
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tring to say i'm fat.
So say what you want
(You know I'm wasting all my time)
You've gotta mean it when you say what you want
(You're only safe when you're alone)
And everybody's on your mind
Saying anything to get you by
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cossie
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Location: Exiled in North East Engl...
Registered: July 2003
Messages: 1699
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Only in the head, and only when you drive like an idiot!
For a' that an' a' that,
It's comin' yet for a' that,
That man tae man, the worrld o'er
Shall brithers be, for a' that.
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